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Jasper Vrancken

Jasper Vrancken is a filmmaker, teacher and researcher, specializing in the horror genre. He teaches film and video production at the Luca School of Arts in Belgium, and is currently pursuing a PhD in the Arts. You can catch his work on his Vimeo page.

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Scary Movies

In The Earth: Examining the Fungal Horror of Ben Wheatley’s Masterpiece

I first encountered Ben Wheatley’s work when I saw Kill List, a roaring and devastating combination of British “kitchen sink drama” and visceral ...

By Jasper VranckenJuly 6, 20210

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Scary Movies

Dissecting Internet Horror Movies Such as Host and Unfriended

No one needs to be convinced that a vast majority of our daily time is spent watching a screen. They are omnipresent in ...

By Jasper VranckenJune 30, 20212

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Scary Movies

The Empty Man: Explaining the Cult Flick That Begs to be Discovered

Last February something peculiar caught my interest on Twitter. It was a short tweet written by Canadian horror writer and screenwriter Gemma Files. ...

By Jasper VranckenJune 3, 20210

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Scary Stories

How Richard Matheson’s Books and Stories Changed Horror

During an airline flight a passenger sees a demon sitting outside on the wing, chewing away at the engine. A salesman on a ...

By Jasper VranckenApril 18, 20211

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Scary Movies

Possum Explained: The Movie’s Uncanny Origins

The year 2018 saw the release of one of the most disturbing and depressing movies of the last couple of years: the British ...

By Jasper VranckenApril 9, 20210

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Scary Creatures

Aswang: Grim Filipino Folk Creature with a Real Life Counterpart

While horror is a truly popular genre around the entire world, part of its strength and fun come from incorporating local folklore and ...

By Jasper VranckenMarch 13, 20210

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Scary Movies

Event Horizon Explained: Haunted Space, Blood Orgies, and All That Jazz

In 1997 cinematic horror wasn’t in such a great place. Big cinema releases included Scream 2 and I Know What You Did Last ...

By Jasper VranckenMarch 11, 20210